Later that month, it was announced that Anne Fletcher will once again serve as director, with a script written by Jen D'Angelo. The Sanderson Sisters appear as playable characters in Disney video games such as Disney Magic Kingdoms [65] and Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. Despite the great job done by their younger castmates, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy definitely stole the show. Midler, who plays the central antagonist of the film (originally written for Cloris Leachman), [11] is quoted as saying that Hocus Pocus "was the most fun I'd had in my career up to that point".

In 2018, the Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, an annual Salem festival held every October, was Hocus Pocus-themed in honor of the film's 25th anniversary. Floppy-haired Omri Katz is very likable as Max, the skeptic protagonist, and young Thora Birch as his sister is impish and adorable. Hannah Waddingham as the Mother Witch, a mysterious and sinister witch who gifts the spell book to the young Sanderson Sisters.Shankman will be joined by fellow executive producers Ralph Winter (Adrift) and David Kirschner (Curse of Chucky), and Steven Haft (Tigerland) as co-producer. Hocus Pocus' Disney Plus Sequel Adds Eleven New Cast Members, Including Tony Hale, Hannah Waddingham and Sam Richardson". We're not sure which of those two sparked the Black Flame Candle, but now that the flame is lit, Salem's worst nightmares are back to wreak havoc. The second movie resurrects the Sisters thanks to Becca lighting the Black Flame candle in the woods with her friend Izzy. I don't actually know anyone that dislikes Hocus Pocus, especially when watched with family in the dark on Halloween night.

After the release of the film, in October, 2022, the Sanderson Sisters and other material based on the film were included in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms for a Halloween Event focused in Hocus Pocus 2, although with the characters involved in a new storyline unrelated to the events of the film. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". There, they meet with Mother Witch, who gives Winnie a magic, human-skin-bound book, with a living eyeball embedded in the cover, for her birthday; she also explicitly warns the trio against ever casting the Magicae Maxima spell, which makes the user 'all-powerful'. The film spawned a franchise, consisting of a sequel novelization, a theme park attraction, a TV special, a short film.Some parts did look a bit too polished, too much like a set and never felt as dirty or authentic as its predecessor. In addition to the very authentic historical cottages, many other local buildings made appearances in the film. In the 1994 TV documentary Hocus Pocus: Begin the Magic, and on the film's Blu-ray release, producer David Kirschner explains how he came up with the idea for the film one night. There was enough to keep the story going while paying homage to its predecessor which is fine as that is the reason why this film finally exists. Also, Sarah Jessica Parker loved the flying gear and would just stay in the harness between takes hanging out above the stage.